Voith Paper Welcomes Andreas Batzer as CFO to Drive Financial Innovation and Growth

Voith Paper Welcomes Andreas Batzer as CFO to Drive Financial Innovation and Growth

(IN BRIEF) Andreas Batzer was named the new CFO and management board member of Voith Paper in March 2025, reporting directly to President & CEO Andreas Endters. Replacing Ralf Sorg—who now serves solely as President Projects—Batzer is responsible for leading the company’s financial strategy and streamlining processes to enhance operational efficiency. With a long and distinguished career at Voith that began in 2005 and significant international experience, including his recent role as Senior Vice President and CFO of the Voith Turbo Division in the Rail & Marine segment, Batzer is well-equipped to guide Voith Paper towards a secure and sustainable future. His extensive background, bolstered by academic credentials from Kettering University and Reutlingen University, reinforces his suitability for the role as Voith Paper aims to further solidify its market leadership.

(PRESS RELEASE) HEIDENHEIM, 28-Mar-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — In March 2025, Voith Paper announced the appointment of Andreas Batzer as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and a member of the management board. Reporting directly to President & CEO Andreas Endters, Batzer is tasked with steering the company’s financial strategy while optimizing internal processes to support future growth and sustainability. He succeeds Ralf Sorg, who previously served as CFO and now continues his contributions as President Projects since July 2024.

Andreas Batzer brings a wealth of international experience from various senior finance roles across the globe. Before joining Voith Paper, he was the Senior Vice President and CFO of the Voith Turbo Division within the Rail & Marine segment, where his leadership was pivotal in restructuring the Mobility division. His career with Voith began in 2005, and he has since held multiple senior finance positions, including roles as CFO at Voith Composites and Voith Materials. Notably, Batzer also contributed significantly to establishing a joint venture with CRRC in Beijing during his tenure as CFO of CRRC Voith Transmission Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd.

Reflecting on his new role, Batzer stated, “I am very pleased and look forward to the exciting challenge as Chief Financial Officer at Voith Paper. In a rapidly changing industry, we will not only secure our financial stability but also pave the way for a sustainable and successful future. With a strong team, I will work to optimize our operations and drive innovative solutions to strengthen our leadership as a full-line supplier to the paper industry.” Andreas Endters added, “With Andreas Batzer, we have appointed an extremely experienced and internationally oriented financial expert to our Management Board. His global expertise and extensive know-how will be invaluable to our continued success. We thank Ralf Sorg for his outstanding work and are pleased that he will maintain a key role as President Projects.”

Batzer’s academic background includes studies at Kettering University in the USA and Reutlingen University in Germany, further underlining his strong foundation in financial management and corporate development.

About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications, Voith sets standards in the markets of energy, paper, raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, the company today has around 22,000 employees, sales of € 5.2 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

About Voith Paper

The Group Division Voith Paper is part of the Voith Group. As the full-line supplier to the paper industry, it provides the largest range of technologies, services and products on the market and offers paper manufacturers holistic solutions from one source. The company’s continuous stream of innovations facilitates resource-conserving production and helps customers minimize their carbon footprint. With its leading automation products and digitalization solutions from the Papermaking 4.0 portfolio, Voith offers its customers state-of-the-art digital technologies to improve plant availability and efficiency for all sections of the production process.

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SOURCE: Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA